Two newspaper deliverywomen injured in Torrance by LAPD officers during the manhunt for former cop Christopher Dorner will be paid $4.2 million by the city of Los Angeles under a settlement announced Tuesday.

City Attorney Carmen Trutanich revealed the details of the settlement at a news conference with defense attorney Glen Jonas, who represents Emma Hernandez, 71, and her daughter, Margie Carranza, 47. Previously, the city had given the two $40,000 to replace their truck, which had been shot up by officers.

The two were delivering newspapers in Torrance in the pre-dawn hours on Feb. 7, at the height of the search for Dorner, when police officers providing protection for an LAPD official who lived nearby opened fire on them.

The shooting occurred on Redbeam Avenue slightly more than an hour after Dorner had shot two Riverside police officers, killing one, during a rampage in which he vowed revenge against superiors involved in his dismissal from the LAPD.

Eight officers were on protective detail in Torrance when the women's truck was mistaken for the one driven by Dorner. Hernandez was struck twice in the back while Carranza was injured by broken glass.

Moments later, Torrance police who heard the barrage of gunfire shot at the driver of another pickup truck around the block, again mistaking the driver for Dorner. The driver, David Perdue of Redondo Beach, was not hit.

Trutanich said he agreed to the settlement this past weekend after weeks of negotiations with Jonas that, he said, "grew pretty heated at times."

Police Chief Charlie Beck promised to replace the vehicle and Galpin Ford owner Bert Boeckmann had offered to supply a truck. But, because of tax considerations, his offer was rejected. Trutanich then negotiated the $40,000 payment.

The final settlement, subject to approval by the City Council, calls for a $2.1 million payout to each woman.

Trutanich argues the city could face much higher liability and damages - possibly up to $15 million - if the case were to go to trial.

Jonas said the women had mixed emotions about the settlement and decided in the end it would be in their best interests to settle now rather than face years in litigation.

"I have a client who is 71 years old," Jonas said. "The last thing she wants to do is wait five years for a payment."

Trutanich said he talked about the settlement with Beck before signing off on it.

"I am pleased that a fair settlement was swiftly reached," Trutanich said. "We hope Margie and Emma will be able to move on with their lives, the city will be spared millions of dollars in litigation expenses and time and the unfortunate chapter of the Dorner saga will be put to rest. "

Jonas said he hopes the LAPD will improve its training of officers to prevent such mistakes in the future.

"While this potential settlement may conclude the civil action in this matter, it in no way impacts the department's ongoing investigation," Smith said in a statement. "The department has yet to make any determination as to the propriety of each officer's actions, or any potential discipline related to this use-of-force incident. "

Attorneys representing the city of Torrance and Perdue are scheduled to go to mediation in June to discuss his claim against the Torrance Police Department. Although Perdue's attorney, Todd Thibodo, has not filed a formal claim, a Feb. 8 letter he wrote to the city was treated as one, Torrance City Attorney John Fellows said. In that letter, he called the Torrance officers' actions "violent and reckless. "